Late Pleistocene

Paleo-Indians (also spelled Paleoindians) were the first peoples who entered and subsequently inhabited the Americas towards the end of the Late Pleistocene period. The word comes from the prefix paleo-, taken from , and "Indian", which has been historically used to refer to Indigenous peoples of the Americas. The term Paleo-Indian applies specifically to the lithic period in the Western Hemisphere and is distinct from the term Paleolithic.

volcano located in the Central Andes of Colombia

Fourth and final age of the Pleistocene Epoch

species of mammal

millennium between 12,000 BC and 11,001 BC

Prehistoric freshwater lake in the Baltic Sea basin formed from receding glaciers

geomagnetic reversal

millennium between 13,000 BC and 12,001 BC

subspecies of mammal

millennium

millennium

ice age of the last 34 million years, in particular in Antarctica

prehistoric period in Europe

former lake in Bolivia, parts of it extended into Chile

Paleoindian remains discovered on Santa Rosa Island, California

North American prehistoric period before 10,000 years ago

subspecies of mammal